Convert Web Pages In Google Chrome To High Quality PDF Files

byChrome BlogonFebruary 19, 2009

If you want to save a webpage looks like the same as what it appears on the website, then converting such webpage into a pdf file is the right solution. I came to know of a PDF Bookmarklet from the site PdfDownload which lets you do just the same with any web-page in Google Chrome.

What is a bookmarklet?

A bookmarklet came from the two words bookmark and applet. But this term is basically a computer application that is treated like normal bookmarks. It is just a one-click type of tool that adds new functions to your ordinary browser.

The most important function that it does is extracting data out of a web page such as images, texts and hyperlinks.

Here is a step-by-step guide to convert webpages in Google Chrome to high quality pdf files:

First, try to check if your bookmarks bar is showing on the browser. If you can’t see it, then go to Tools menu and choose Always show bookmarks bar.

Second, drag the link “Save Page as PDF” and place it right into the Bookmarks Bar.

Chrome PDF Converter

When you got the link on the Bookmarks bar, when you bumped into a webpage that you want to save then just click the “Save Page as PDF”.

If you want to open the webpage right on a pdf file just open it up on your My Documents or the folder where you save the pdf file.

Thats it and you are done!

With this ever increasing compatibility of softwares and programs with google chrome, i am sure more and more users would switch to this user friendly and fast browser from Google.

“We’re sorry! Please try converting your web page again in a few minutes.
You’ve requested your conversion at a peak period and unfortunately this our servers were unable to process your request this time. Please try converting your web page to PDF again in a few minutes.”
Always shows me this notice!!! grrrrrrr. It never worked. I am angry. I will not use never again…

I get this message and nothing ever happens.
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Please wait…

PDF Download is busy converting your Web Page to PDF.
This may take a couple of minutes.
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Have not been able to get this to work . If anybody knows how to troubleshoot, I would appreciate it

What a piece of CRAP! I tried this in IE and Firefox and it never worked, Actually worked in Chrome, but I need to convert Https: pages and it will only revert page to the login page and prints that!! WOW what a waste of time!! THanks

Under linux enviroment (I use Kubuntu), Chome includes this feature. I usually select the entire page in order to print not only the visible part, and then use the ‘print to file’ option. Even when the print option is not shown, the ctrl-a + ctrl-p combination always does the trick.

I don’t know about 2009, but now this is built into Chrome. Print, Destination “save as pdf.” Recently switched to Chrome from Firefox due to problems with Flash in Firefox while Chrome seems to have no problems.